What your Subway order says about you
At Subway, you can make a lot of different sandwiches with different varieties and modes of ordering—they do online order, DoorDash, Grubhub, Uber Eats, over the phone, and through the Subway app, depending on your store.
There are various orders found to be more popular on certain days, and then of course there are the regulars who we are surprised to change up their order even a little bit. Anyways, here's what your order says about you from the perspective of a Subway employee.
Turkey/Ham sub with cheese, lettuce, and mayo: Typically, those who order this sub just want something to fill their stomach or really enjoy the simple things in life. There is also the chance that this sub is for a picky eater who loves the familiarity of the sandwich and the bread it goes with. Subway workers tend to love making simple subs like this, especially in a rush when we are slammed by a line out the door, online orders of all subjects coming in, as well as phone orders. You are a fun person who understands the need for things to be fast paced but not a person who needs every damn topping we offer. We love you people. You are fun to deal with.
Meatball subs: Typically, this is for the younger or the older crowd that comes in, and is fairly simple, as few people go outside with salt, pepper, oregano, and parmesan cheese on top of it. I’ve noticed that people who tend to favor mozzarella cheese are old-fashioned and traditional in a sense; any other cheese follows as trying to break the stereotype of your tastebuds (I personally highly recommend the fresh mozzarella on top with sweet peppers, toasted. Please do note that sweet peppers only exist in NY as far as I know). We like you, lots.
BMT or for the uninformed the Bigger Meatier Tastier sub: You crave the different textures and spices that follow the ham, pepperoni, and salami, and often pick pepper jack to go with it because of it. Sometimes it is a pain when you have six customers and many online orders coming in. You are the type of person who comes in asking for the Italian assorted (which involves playing the game of figuring out which Italian you are talking about, because there are more than two). You can’t tell us the ingredients half of the time for a sandwich you eat regularly—it’s highly annoying unless you are a regular whose order we know.
Tuna: In my local store, the Fridays of Lent are the most popular time in which tuna is highly requested. You are a really simple person who often just wants bread, tuna, and cheese. We love this type of customer, because you are typically the regulars who are quick ins and outs. You are just trying to eat and get back to your business, and we love serving you because you always ask us about our day and are typically sweet.
All the new subs: You are adventurous and willing to try anything once, and often you will find a sandwich you tend to stick to after you find that sub that hits just right in every way. You find a home in the familiarity, and often can make our jobs simpler because you want it identical to the sandwich poster. Feel free to come and enjoy coffee with us any day.
Chicken Bacon Ranch (of any form): This is my personal favorite—my only qualm about this sub is the fact that if you toast your meat separately, it takes time, and you are the type of customer that tends to rush us even though it takes 40 seconds to cook; and, if you ask us to load it with a million sauces, you are likely to make a complaint to the corporation about how your sandwich was “TOO SOGGY” when you asked for a load of sauce. But that’s on you.
ANY Subs ordered 5 minutes before close: We do not like you most of the time. You did not plan and as a result the drawer count must be redone, the materials recounted, and many additional annoying tasks. We tend to remember that you do this. You are the person that does not care about service workers unless you are actually apologetic (yes, we can tell). One sub is okay, but 6, and a salad, and all these other things… bad planning on your part. Out of all the annoying sandwiches, you are the biggest problem we have working.
These are my opinions as a Subway employee. Take it or leave it.